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blow out of proportionstresses
gen. раздувать из мухи слона (Anglophile); раздувать на пустом месте (To overreact to or overstate; to treat too seriously or be overly concerned with. I don't think we need to blow it out of proportion. There's a problem, and we should fix it. WT Alexander Demidov); сделать из мухи слона ("раздувать" звучит как калька, обычно говорят "сделать" ART Vancouver); преувеличивать (How are you blowing out of proportion the meaning of this imagined event? Kirill2)
amer. присочинить (She blew the figures way out of proportion. Val_Ships)
fig. нагнетать (grafleonov)
idiom. серьёзно беспокоиться (too seriously or be overly concerned with. Interex); чрезмерно беспокоиться (Interex); остро реагировать (To overreact to or overstate. Interex); преувеличивать (Interex)
inf. делать из мухи слона (Alex Lilo)
blow something out of all proportion
gen. чрезмерно раздувать (The problem was very small but the manager blew it out of all proportion; I think that you're both blowing this out of proportion Taras)
blow out of proportion: 11 phrases in 4 subjects
Diplomacy1
General1
Idiomatic8
Informal1